Etymograph

English

Typhon

Typhon comes from Ancient Greek τῡ́φω ‘to raise smoke’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewh₂-‘mist, smoke, haze’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῡ́φωtū́phō‘to raise smoke’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤυφῶνTuphôn
  4. EnglishtodayTyphon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewh₂-‘mist, smoke, haze’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῡ́φωtū́phō‘to raise smoke’
  3. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΤυφῶνTuphôn
  4. EnglishtodayTyphon

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- ‘mist, smoke, haze’

down, steam, dye, funk, dew, dun, dune, duvet, dag, fume, thymus, obfuscate, fumigation, 28 more

Today it means

name The most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- / Typhon

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